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A TIGER'S penis, whole skinned frogs and a bear's gall bladder were some of the quirky finds Border Compliance officials caught travellers with at Australian airports this year.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's authorities also found products made of elephant dung and a witch doctor's bag with dead rodents attached, during searches of travellers during 2012.

DAFF border compliance first assistant secretary Tim Chapman said such unusual items could bring serious diseases and pests into Australia.

Other things the unit found on travellers included horse meat from Uzbekistan, fresh dead snakes from Vietnam and a mounted and framed bat from Thailand.

"I urge anyone wanting to bring food, plant or animal material of any kind into Australia to first check if they can bring them," Mr Chapman said.

All the items were seized and destroyed at Australia's international airports this year.